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VISUAL SIGNAL [4 records]

Record 1 2019-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
OBS

For persons who are deaf.

OBS

For example, a small lamp which flashes when the phone is ringing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
OBS

Pour les personnes sourdes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
OBS

Una luz estroboscópica o una luz giratoria para llamar la atención de una persona sorda a señales audibles tal como un alarma de incendios o anuncios públicos.

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Record 2 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Bioengineering
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Technique biologique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
OBS

visual signal: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
CONT

Ces signaux [lumineux] peuvent se classer en quatre groupes : [...] signaux visuels employés pour un aéronef volant au dessus d'une zone interdite [...]

OBS

signal visuel : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
OBS

señal visual: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
OBS

visual signal: term also used in sailing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
OBS

Navires.

OBS

signal visuel : terme employé à la voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte por agua)
  • Vela y navegación de placer
OBS

Término de vela también.

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